The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-07

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Exploratory work will be done this
summer on every available piece OF land
i'm the district.
The Paint River mine presents de-
cidely lively appearance now that ship
ping has commenced.
The crew OF explorers are busily at
work making ready 10 find mine on
section twenty-three, 1892.
The latest from the Kimball explora-
ton on section twenty-seven, is to the
effect that the ledge has been found.
Some new machinery has arrived for
use i'm the Dunn mine, and was taken In
by way Of the Sheldon x Shafer spur
track which runs to within hall "a mile OF
that property. The Dunn track will not
be completed for some time yet To come,
but work at the property goes on and
when the spur Is completed il will find
the Dunn prepared TO send out it's pro-
duct Mt a lively rate.
II is gratifying TO learn that an annie
able settlement concerning the recent sale
Of the Sam. Mitchell mine has been reach
ed, the first result being the payment of
the men who struck ON Saturday by the
Delaware and Lackawanna company.
The points OF dispute have been adjusted
and the matter will be withdrawn from
the courts as soon as practical. In this
connection we are glad To be able TO state
that the mine will he worked to it's full
est capacity in the future.-Negaunee
Iron Herald.
Now that the water il all out OF the
Quincy shalt il Is proposed to lower the
shaft thirty feet deeper and then drift.
Drifts from this depth-ninety-five feet
would show the extent of the ore, or
enough Of il 20 prove whether workable
quality is there. From the present out
look and i'm the opinion of several gentle
men OF considerable mining experience,
there il a large body OF ore there. The
present depth OF the shaft il sixty-fve
feet and il rests on the ledge and some
very handsome ore is raised. IL is there
fore quite reasonable To suppose that
the ore will become better US the vein Is
penetrated. The ore il blue, very COM
pact and Of a steely nature. Recent
analysis prove IL a Bessemer.
Will Calverly renewed explorations ON
the west half OF the south east quarter
OF section thirty, 43-32, on Monday, and
will thoroughly develope the find. Work
was commenced here early last summer
and ore was found with but little work.
There are now fifteen test pits down on
the property, one ~ which has attained
a depth OF thirty feet, greater part Of
which is i'm ore that averages fifty-eight
per cent metallic iron, and becoming
better the deeper the work goes. From
the bottom OF this pit n drift has been
driven across the vein n distance oi
thirty-two feet west. The ore is "A non
Bessemer and very hard. From the
general appearance of everything in CON
nection with the find il seems that a
large body Of ore exists here.
G. d. Sheldon, superintendent OF the
Sheldon Il Shaier mine has an option ON
the south half az north half OF south west
quarter OF section thirty, 1892 and will
commence exploring in the near future.
There IL what may be termed an out
crop ON this property. Last summer
men engaged in repairing the road 30 the
Sheldon a Shaier mine were digging n
ditch beside the road and turned several
shovels full of a mixture that resembletl
lean ore, and Mr.. Sheldon at once secured
an option and lowered one pit which
bottomed i'm ore that an analysis shows
To contain flfty-eight per cent. metallic
iron. The prospects Of findings fine vein
81 ore, are, indeed very fiattering MIR
Sheldon also has an option on an eighty
in section thirty-onc, 1892, ON which he
will very soon put a crew OF explorers.
The Sheldon * Shafer il In asgood con
dition for rapid work as any active mine
i'm this district and has n clean stock pill,
Of over 5000 tons OF ore. The winter
has been spent in placing the property IN
~ good shape NJ possible and an in
spection will show that the management
has succeeded i'm its undertaking. AZ
present this property IL worked from an
open pit but under ground work will bs
naugurated before long. A drift has
been driven east distance Of eighty feet
all i'm good ore and stoping will soon n,
commenced from this DRIFT. The min,
has been well cleaned up and clean orr
can be taken from all sides and the bot
tom Of the pit. drift has been driver
north across the formation which show,
the vein to be nearly ninety feet wide
This, however, h not gwen as fact, 3
breast of rock was encountered at th,
north end of the drift, but WIS no
penetrated and IL may only be n hors'
~ rock which when removed will SHOW
the ore body 10 be much larger than Il
now known. Superintendent Sheldon il
a very thorough manager. as everythin
in and around the property plainl,
shows.
Miner and Manufacturer: Mr.. Moon
a saw-log senator who knows nothin
practical about the iron interests of hi
great state, has introduced aspccihc ore
tax bill I'm the Michigan legislature, In
provisions 81 which are undoubtedly nm
reasonable and unjust. The bill ha
created n perfect howl of disapproval II
The Upper Peninsula. IL IL here given
"Section l.. The people of the State q
Michigan enact: That section twelv